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Chennai: Tamil filmmakers are cashing in on popular dialogues and songs as their films' titles. Filmmaker R. Kannan has registered the title "Adiye Kantha", a popular dialogue from cult classic "Ratha Kanner", for his next film.
"I'm in the process of completing the script work of the film. It's a horror-comedy,...

New Delhi: Actress Huma Qureshi has unveiled textile innovator DuPont's renewabley sourced fibre Sorona along with a collection of saris made of it.
The textile brand, in collaboration with Vipul Fashions and Reliance Industries, introduced its first ever premium 'green; sari collection offering the traditional Indian women not only environmental benefits,...

Chennai: Actor Vemal credits his long-time friendship with co-actor Soori for their on screen camaraderie. The duo's latest Tamil comedy "Oru Oorla Rendu Raja" is slated for release Friday.
"Soori and I are great friends, and then actors. Our friendship helps us bond on screen and that's why our pair is...

Puducherry: Sulking Rajya Sabha Congress MP P Kannan on Monday came out openly in support of extending "moral support" to jailed AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa, saying her conviction in a wealth case was not a political setback to her, but she would scale greater heights.
"I am extending moral support to...

Chennai: Director R Kannan, who has so far remade 'Jab We Met' and 'Delhi Belly' in Tamil, says his next yetuntitled film will be based on his own script.
"I'm not doing any remakes for now. My next film is a neat family entertainer laced with romance. It is based on...

The Tamil film 'Mapillai Vinayagar' is a comedy entertainer featuring Santhanam, Lollu Sabha fame Jeeva in leading roles.
The movie is directed by Sriram Padmanaban. The music is composed by Abhishek and Lawrence.
The storyline of the movie is about a guy and his obessed to get married and the funny...

Chennai: Members of Tamil Nadu stuntmen's association won't work in any other language films unless Film Employees' Federation of South India (FEFSI) helps them arrive at mutual understanding over ongoing tussle between action artistes from Tamil and Telugu film industries.
Tamil stuntmen demand equal distribution of work.
"We demand equal participation in...

The first look of Junior NTR starrer 'Ramayya Vasthvayya' has been released. The film is directed by Harish Shankar and produced by Dil Raju under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations.
The film is currently been shot in Hyderabad. The film is expected to be a commercial success as Junior...

New Delhi: Debut director Kannan Iyer's new film 'Ek Thi Daayan' plans to take horror to a new level by bringing back the folklores of daayan (witch) on screen. And, with a big star cast and promising promos, the film has been able to draw audiences to the theatre. The...

New Delhi: Director Kanna Iyer's 'Ek Thi Daayan' is the latest to join the league of Hindi films that are based on the theme of witchcraft. The film deals with some stereotypes related to the concept of witches and black magic, and it tries to show some ancient anecdotes about...

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Huma Qureshi, Kalki Koechlin
Director: Kannan Iyer
A very different beast from 'Makdee', his charming directorial debut from eleven years ago, 'Ek Thi Daayan', cowritten and coproduced by Vishal Bhardwaj, sees the filmmaker revisit the mythology of witches once again. But where 'Makdee' was an oldfashioned...

New Delhi: Director Kannan Iyer's 'Ek Thi Daayan' has once again brought back the word 'daayan' into focus. Witchcraft might have become an obsolete word in the urban dictionary but the rural landscapes are going to take many more years to get rid of this term and its implications.
Occasionally,...

New Delhi: Last 45 years have seen the emergence of filmmakers who are ready to bring innovation to the horror genre. The latest to join the list is Kannan Iyer whose ambitious project 'Ek Thi Daayan' is ready to influence the audience's mind.
The film revolves around a sought after magician...

New Delhi: It's not just the serial kisser image that is synonymous to Emraan Hashmi, but the actor has also been the face of horror series in Bollywood recently. After being a part of the 'Raaz' series, Emraan is set to return to the silver screen with yet another horror...

New Delhi: Filmmakercomposer Vishal Bhardwaj, who refused to screen his forthcoming coproduction 'Ek Thi Daayan' before a women's commission, says only the censor board has the authority to assess a film.
Directed by Kannan Iyer, 'Ek Thi Daayan' is a supernatural thriller that revolves around a witch.
The National Commission for Women...

Director: R Kannan
Cast: Arya, Premgi Amaren, Santhanam, Hansika Motwani, Anjali, Nassar, Ali, Neetu Chandra
'Settai', the Tamil remake of Hindi adult comedy 'Delhi Belly' has its moments of laughter to look forward to, but it definitely misses the soul of the original. As much as I tried not to compare...

Chennai: If films are watched for entertainment, it is important to enjoy them as they are, even if it's a remake, says Tamil director R Kannan, known for remaking Hindi films 'Jab We Met' and 'Delhi Belly' in Tamil. "I don't understand why two films should be compared even if...

Mumbai: Producer Ekta Kapoor says her forthcoming supernatural thriller 'Ek Thi Daayan' is not a docudrama and that such reports should not be taken seriously.
"These are not facts. It's not a docudrama. It should not be taken seriously," she said at the 'Daayan' book launch here Wednesday.
The film's coproducer Vishal...

Chennai What does Tamil director R Kannan find most challenging in remakes? It's casting, he says as he anxiously awaits the release of his upcoming Tamil comedy 'Settai', a remake of Hindi adult comedy 'Delhi Belly'.
"This is not the first time when I have faced this situation. Even when...

Oscar winning sound engineer Resul Pookutty received the Aravindan Puraskar for the film 'ID' Friday. The award ceremony was organised by the Chalachitra Film Society.
Tamil director Kamal Kannan was honored with special jury award."Aravindan award is given to the films that are unique and provide a message. Arivandan, in his...

New Delhi: The first official poster of Kannan Iyer's 'Ek Thi Daayan' is out. The ultra cool poster shows Emraan Hashmi with the other three actresses Huma Qureshi, Konkana Sen Sharma and Kalki Koechlin. The film is slated to be released on April 18.
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The soundtrack of 'Settai', the Tamil remake of the adult comedy 'Delhi Belly', doesn't have the cuss words and expletives of the original. The songs are catchy, hilarious and, most importantly, short. Each song is less than four minutes, and therefore holds the attention of the listener.
The opening track 'Agalardhey...

Chennai: The cast of director Nanda Periyaswamy's 'Azhagan Azhagi' is exceptional, the Tamil romantic-comedy will launch as many as 34 debutants, including the lead pair.
Also, the love story is being made with a TV reality show as its backdrop.
"Besides the lead cast, which is also played by newcomers, I've roped...

The shooting muhurtha of India's first historical stereoscopic 3D movie 'Rudramadevi' has began in Warangal thousand pillars temple on February 14, 2013. Anushka Shetty will reprise the role of 'Rudramadevi' and Rana Daggubati will play the character of Chalukya Veerabhadra in this film.
Gunasekhar has directed and also produced the film...

New Delhi: Producer Ekta Kapoor, who took the holy dip at the ongoing Maha Kumbh mela in Allahabad yesterday, says she was there not to promote her upcoming venture 'Ek Thi Daayan' but to seek blessings for the film. The 37yearold, along with actors Emraan Hashmi and Huma Qureshi, also...

An upcoming Tamil comedy directed by R Kannan, 'Settai' is a remake of the 2011 Hindi film, 'Delhi Belly'. The Tamil version will star actors Arya, Anjali, Santhanam, Premji Amaren and Hansika Motwani.'Settai' will also be dubbed in Telugu as 'Naughty Boys'. However, the film is ready for a April...

Chennai: Southern director R Kannan says he translated the real life friendship of his lead actors to make the upcoming comedy 'Settai', a Tamil remake of Bollywood film 'Delhi Belly'.
The movie features Arya, Santhanam, Premgi Amaren, Anjali, Hansika Motwani and Nassar in key roles.
"Arya, Santhanam and Premgi are good friends...

Directed by filmmaker R Kannan, 'Settai' is the Tamil remake of 'Delhi Belly'. Starring actors Arya, Anjali, Santhanam, Premji Amaren and Hansika Motwani the Tamil film is scheduled for a April release.
Also, 'Settai' will be dubbed in Telugu as 'Naughty Boys' and will have it's audio launch on January...